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Parents prepare for September School strike expected to impact back-to-school plans for kids Andrea Peacock News Staff

With September just around the corner, schedules are still up in the air for parents and their children due to the BC teachers strike.

Erika Whittaker will be able to stay home with her girls, Lauren, who is supposed to be starting Kindergarten and her younger daughter Chloe.

“My brother and “I just hope the teachers sister are both teachers, get what they need,” said “My brother and so I’m behind them 100 Whittaker. sister are both teachers, so per cent, whatever they I’m behind them 100 per cent, whatever they need.” need.”

Carolyn Wick’s son Nolan - Erika Whittaker is also supposed to be starting Kindergarten this September, while her older daughter Tia will be going into Grade 2. Wick said she will probably be asking her mom to help babysit when she is unavailable.

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However, Wick said her guess is that school will be back in session by mid-Sept.

If the strike does continue into the new school year, Oak Bay Recreation has created a contingency plan for parents who are not able to stay home with their kids.

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He pointed out that West Shore communities are doing the same thing.

“I’m sure it will evolve over the next few months and years. It’s a very significant expenditure, for Laura Lavin not only Oak Bay, but for News staff the CRD generally. It’s something we have to The district of Oak Bay monitor.” is searching for a “Plan B” If the three when it comes to sewage communities come up treatment. with their own alternative At its meeting Monday plan to the one the CRD night, council asked staff has in the works, it would to begin discussions still need CRD approval, with the municipality said Jensen. of Saanich and City of “The core Liquid Victoria to collectively Waste Management come up with an alternate Plan includes seven plan to the one currently Nils Jensen communities, it’s on the Capital Regional possible for the CRD to District’s table. divide it into three and four – it “It pains me to start to fracture gives us all something to think with the CRD this way, but we’re about,” he said. obligated to prepare with backup editor@oakbaynews.com plans. This is very preliminary at

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Conquering hills on two wheels Electric bikes bring ease to commute Andrea Peacock News staff

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Steep hills and long distances no longer have to be an issue for cyclists, now that Pedego Electric Bicycles has ridden into town.

After partnering with West 49 founder Sam Baio, Charles Turner opened Pedego Bikes on Oak Bay Avenue just over six weeks ago.

“The community’s been awesome so far,” said Turner, owner of the shop. “It’s hard when you’re coming in halfway through the season, but we’re happy to be here.”

Prior to opening the store in Oak Bay, Turner owned an electric bike shop in Courtenay.

He closed it down after five years to move back to Victoria, where he spent most of his life.

Turner first started riding an electric bike eight years ago Andrea Peacock/News staff after suffering a knee injury. His Pedego Electric Bicycles owner Charles Turner in front of his new Oak Bay Avenue location. physiotherapy was riding a bike, “It’s something we would exactly. You pedal slowly, it goes but he found hills to be too much this feeling. normally not do,” he said.

Hamilton, director of the Red slow; you speed up, it speeds up; of a struggle.

Art Gallery in Oak Bay, and his you stop, it stops,” said Turner.

“Riding a bike on the flat was nnn “It makes you feel like you’re okay, but as soon as I hit any kind wife Marion Evamy wandered Depending on the size of into Pedego Bikes in July, with no the lithium battery, electric bionic. of incline, it was just incredible intention of making a purchase.

The higher the level of pedal pain and I stopped doing it,” he bikes have a range of 30 to 90 They ended up buying two. assist, the more power and said. kilometres.

Turner taught Hamilton and assistance it provides.

That’s when he tried the However, a larger battery Evamy about the “You can go over any terrain electric bike. comes with a larger price tag.

“You can go electric bikes and and it feels like you’re pedalling “It’s incredible Pedego electric bikes range from took them out for on the flats,” said Turner. because you can do $2,395 to $3,295. over any terrain a test ride in the Some may call this cheating, it with absolutely no There are three possible and it feels like parking lot. That’s not exercise, but Turner stress,” he said. modes on an electric bike, said disagrees. He said it gives people Although his knee you’re pedalling on something Turner Turner. Riding it like a normal said he tries to get has since healed, bike with seven gears, throttle on who may not exercise at all the the flats.” everyone to do ability and desire to get outside Turner still uses demand, and pedal assist. When - Charles Turner because he loves to and start pedalling. an electric bike to riding the bike normally, the see the smiles on “You make it whatever workout commute to his Oak throttle on the right handlebar their faces when they discover you want,” agreed Hamilton.

Bay shop from the Gordon Head can be turned toward the cyclist the power of the bikes.

“When you’re going up hills, area every day. to give a boost of speed on a Hamilton said they had so yes you’re getting an assist, but “Commuting is a breeze,” said hill, for example. Keeping the much fun, they took the bikes you’re still having to pedal for Turner. “In the morning (I have) throttle in that position gives out for a longer test ride up hills that assist to kick in.” a cup of coffee in one hand, full consistent power, making Hamilton and Evamy cycled up throttle in the other, and I just zip they never would have cycled up pedalling unnecessary. If more before and all along Beach Drive.

Mount Tolmie the other day, and to work.” power is needed, cyclists simply A day or two later, they went Hamilton said they could see the Although he does not like turn the throttle further towards back into the shop and got bikes stares of amazed onlookers. getting sweaty before work, themselves. of their own. Previously only “We’ll always remember the Turner said, after work he pedals “The really fun mode is the casual bike riders, Hamilton said summer of 2014 as the summer and gets a workout on the way pedal assist mode,” said Turner. he and his wife will now ride that we got those bikes,” said home.

The bikes have five levels of their electric bikes from Oak Bay “It’s up to you and how you pedal assist, which only provides Hamilton. to Sidney and Central Saanich via power when your legs are Visit Pedego Electric Bicycles feel. And I think that’s the magic the Galloping Goose or Lochside at 2039 Oak Bay Ave. behind it.” pumping.

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Oak Bay Police Chief Const. Andy Brinton is back behind his desk after being sidelined by an injury in May, just after he took the position.

The new chief was mountain biking at Hartland when he flipped over the handle bar of his bike.

“I was on the job about a month. It usually takes a while to get into the swing of things – which were just starting to gel – then suddenly I’m on the sidelines,” said Brinton. “I’ve been back in the saddle for a while now and it’s going well.”

The crash broke the head of his femur bone.

“They put some screws in to hold it together as it heals,” he said. “Last week an x-ray showed it’s looking pretty good.”

He’s working on getting a full range of motion back in the injured leg and is looking forward to getting back on his bike. “I’ve been mountain biking for 14, 15 years, trail riding, stuff like that. I’ve been doing a lot of road riding since coming down here,” Brinton said.

Of the new job, Brinton said: “The learning curve is really starting to turn up, so I’m really encouraged.” editor@oakbaynews.com

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Bipolar youth sought for research Drew McLachlan News staff

The Bipolar Disorder Society of BC is looking for six local residents diagnosed with bipolar disorder, aged 19 to 25, to help fill what founder Andrea Paquette calls a “gap in youth research.”

Having recently received a $159,000 research grant from the Vancouver Foundation, the society, along with the University of B.C.-based Collaborative Research Team to Study Bipolar Disorder (CREST.BD), are forming two youth action groups in Victoria and the Comox Valley.

Each group will research ways in which youth can stay well while living with bipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of mania, in which the individual feels overwhelmingly happy and energetic, which can result in irresponsible choice. These periods of mania transition into bouts of depression, in which the individual often feels unmotivated, anxious, hopeless or isolated.

Statistically, those diagnosed with bipolar disorder face a much higher risk of self-harm or suicide than the general population.

“Its a challenge everyday,” Paquette said. “It’s more than having good and bad days. One

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Andrea Paquette, founder of the Bipolar Disorder Society of BC, is looking for youth suffering from the disorder to join the Youth Action Group, which will research how to stay well despite mental illness. day you can be euphoric, goaloriented and so energetic you can’t sleep. The next morning you won’t be able to get out of bed for three days.”

Paquette said that those interested in joining the youth action group don’t need any previous experience, but should have an interest in research and be available one to three days a month for the next two years. Training will be provided by a Torontobased group, with research methods being decided afterwards. Positions are paid.

The society will also be hosting two research forums, open to all youth aged 16 to 25 suffering from bipolar disorder, the

first of which will take place January in Victoria.

The society runs several youth mental health support groups in Greater Victoria, which Paquette said she formed after seeing a lack of groups focussed solely on youth.

“Its amazing to see how the groups have grown, you’ll get people who haven’t gotten out of the house for six months come down and make friends,” Paquette said.

“Every day (living with bipolar disorder) is a challenge, but with therapy, medication, nutrition and support, you can still live a full life.” reporter@vicnews.com

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Family-owned heritage building renovation on the right track Building renos keep structure true to form Andrea Peacock News Staff

Elizabeth Mears’ grandfather contracted to purchase the iconic theatre building in 1956, and now Mears is heading one of its biggest renovations.

Council approved construction on the Oak Bay Avenue heritage theatre building on June 9, and the permit started on June 16.

“The goal is to have everything done and perfect for the Oak Bay light up in November,” said Mears, general manager of Oak Bay Rental Investments, the company that owns the building.

So far construction is on schedule, something Mears said is rare after being a couple of months in.

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become a big problem,” said fact that we’ve managed to stay Mears. “I am looking forward to on schedule,” she said, adding it being a warmer, more secure, they are also still on budget. sturdy place.”

The cost of the renovations Mears’ grandfather, who is estimated at just under had been looking for a real $750,000, yet Mears said it will estate office, obtained official look almost the same as when ownership of the building in they started.

1962.

However, there will be Built in the 1930s, Mears some noticeable changes to said the building the building’s used to hold a appearance. The “I am looking dance club called old pink and green Club Tango. Office colour scheme will forward to it being spaces were added be traded in for a warmer, more to the building in a more modern the 1960s when the mocha colour with secure, sturdy dance club shut a black trim. The place.” down. windows will be - Elizabeth Mears The next major replaced so they renovation took will all match, and place in 1983, when Mears’ the Tudor details on the front grandfather converted the of the building will be extended theatre solely to office spaces. around the side and the back, “It’s an amazing opportunity said Mears. that I was given to be able One of the main reasons to run a business started by for the renovations is taking my grandfather,” said Mears. safety precautions with the old “[But] some days I think I’m too building. emotionally attached.”

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District wise to come up with Plan B With the region’s $788-million secondary sewage treatment project on the Capital Regional District’s back burner, Oak Bay council is wise to begin planning an alternative to the controversial plan.

Staff from West Shore communities, Esquimalt Local sewage and the City of Victoria treatment a better are currently option for residents working on terms of reference to move ahead on a distributed model study under the umbrella of the CRD. The staff of those districts feel they may be able to provide sewage treatment that not only meets regulatory standards and guidelines, but beats them by standard and cost, according to Esquimalt mayor Barb Desjardins.

The CRD is required by federal legislation to treat its sewage to a secondary or greater level by 2020, and the province has set a wastewater treatment deadline of 2018.

An extension to that provincial deadline will likely be necessary if the CRD can come up with a viable alternative to the current plan.

In the meantime though, Oak Bay will hopefully join Victoria and Saanich in a bid to come up with a plan that will pass CRD standards and be able to go it alone, leaving the West Shore communities to do the same.

While Oak Bay mayor Nils Jensen says he is not happy to split with the CRD, the move is a necessary one in order for the district to keep tax and utility costs to residents in line.

As a CRD directors Jensen is likely also spurred on by the threat of personal liability for failure to comply with the regulations.

Whatever the reasoning behind the move, a made near, if not in, Oak Bay decision will serve residents better and hopefully be more cost effective.

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Fletcher confused about consultation Re: Farm changes a leap forward (B.C. Views, Aug. 13) Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick happens to be reducing the harm from Bill 24 with his consultation about the ALR regulation.

However, columnist Tom Fletcher seems confused about its main purpose.

The consultation paper begins with: “The purpose of this consultation is to invite your input on some proposed additional activities …” That contrasts with the Bill 24 experience, where thousands of citizens of all stripes requested consultation and were spurned.

It remains obvious that the bill reduced the protection of farmland in the nine-tenths of the ALR in the new second tier. It is not obvious why Fletcher thinks that fact or a distillery on MLA Lana Popham’s farm is relevant to the current consultation.

In many ways, Letnick’s collegial process is exemplary. One gets the sense of a group of people with down-to-earth knowledge working toward careful updates to the ALR Regulation.

To take part, Google: July 2014 Land Commission consultation. You’ll find the consultation paper and a survey, open until Aug. 22.

Bill 24 harmed the Agricultural Land Commission and the ALR. The shared success of this consultation can bring some healing.

Jim Wright Richmond

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Try not to forget: people are people Regarding the letter in the News online about labels not being for people, and saying that the term “persons with autism” should be used instead of “autistic people.”

I am an autistic person. I am not a “person with autism.” I am a woman, not a “person with femaleness.”

I am Canadian, not a “person with Canadianness.” I do not think anybody needs to be reminded that I am a person simply because I say I am “autistic” rather than “a person with autism.” Do you forget that your friends are persons if you don’t call them “persons with friendship”? Do you forget that your sister is a person if you don’t call her “person with sisterhood”?

I don’t know about you, but I don’t forget that persons are persons regardless of what I call them.

Iris Gray Esquimalt

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Deer cull cost will rise In response to your reader’s questions about deer culls and numbers the provincial vet when asked if a cull would be ongoing said yes.

She further stated that the number 25 was arbitrary and not decided by any scientific analysis.

Regarding cost to the taxpayers, we were told that Oak Bay had budgeted $12,500 or $500 per deer. Invermere has just had to raise their budget to $1,000 per deer.

I don’t know if circumstances are different there than Oak Bay but I would not be surprised if Oak Bay would have to do the same. That is a lot of taxpayer dollars for something that is unnecessary.

It would be nice to know how much money has already been spent but transparency seems to lacking.

George Elliot Oak Bay

Some people just don’t get it On Monday, I was driving downtown and was stopped at a red light at Tillicum Road and the Trans-Canada Highway.

In front of me was a small Toyota, and I saw the driver flick a lit cigarette out the window.

After I realized what I had witnessed, and I laid on the horn, he looked at me in the rearview mirror and shrugged. (After all, it was clear I was the nut!)

We have paid huge dollars for fire fighting including bringing firefighters from Australia.

Areas of Vancouver Island are tinder dry and we haven’t had much appreciable rain since June.

The province (we paid for this) is running a TV campaign showing NOT to do just exactly what this driver did. We are paying big bucks to fight fires and build public awareness. But that only applies to others, it seems.

This is obviously the same person that wastes water, doesn’t recycle his garbage and drives to the corner store while texting his wife about their plans for the evening.

Days of fighting fires in the Interior while watching people lose their homes seems justifiable to this kind of person, I suppose.

D. A. Moxley Saanich

Many people in Oak Bay are well aware of the effect of the peacenik approach that cost millions of lives by not stopping Hitler early, yet the collective of voters elect peacenik politicians. Municipal elections are only a few months away – will concerned people like Karkhanis vote for stewards instead of stupids?

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But voters avoid proper policing and schooling, instead electing officials who spend on glitz, handouts to moochers, interference with honest people building housing, lazy approaches like the cameras everywhere in the UK, and their pet do-gooder projects.

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Talking about boozing boaters is wasted effort without more policing.

The jerks who deliberately endanger others don’t care, they’ll only respond to police in their face. They have a form of the “entitlement mentality,” which underlies dangerous driving, robbery, assault, and murder.

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Vitamin C is required to manufacture healthy collagen, the glue that holds coronary cells together, just like mortar is needed for bricks. Lysine, like steel rods in cement, makes collagen stronger. Two-time Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Linus Pauling reported twenty-five years ago it takes a mere 10 milligrams to prevent scurvy, but several thousand to prevent heart attack.

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The dosage for the Medi-C Plus combination is one flat scoop mixed with water or juice with breakfast and the evening meal. Those at greater risk should take one flat scoop three times a day.

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Williams Stehbens, Professor of Anatomy at Wellington University in New Zealand, proved Pauling was right.

Stebhens’ research showed that coronary arteries closest to the heart are under the greatest pressure. This causes collagen to fracture resulting in the formation of a blood clot and death.

Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher, has now proven that vitamin C can reverse atherosclerosis. Bush took retinal photographs, then started his patients on high doses of vitamin C and lysine. One year later additional pictures showed atherosclerosis had regressed in retinal arteries.

Sixteen years ago following my own coronary attack, cardiologists claimed it was sheer madness for me to refuse cholesterol-lowering drugs. Instead, I decided to take high doses of vitamin C plus lysine with breakfast and the evening meal.

I knew that Dr. Graveline, a physician and NASA astronaut, had twice developed transient global amnesia from taking cholesterol lowering drugs (CLD’s). I was also aware that patients have died from CLDs. Others have developed kidney, liver and muscle complications. I also believed the research of Pauling and Stehbens irrefutable.

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How many of today’s NHL The loaded 2014 Grand stars made those very Caravan SXT version I early morning trips to junior drove recently certainly practice in a minivan? could lay claims to be Of course, we will never much more than mom’s know for sure but you can taxi. Premium cloth bet the answer is in the seats were inviting and 100s, judging by the tens of supportive but the rear thousands of kids, enrolled seating is perhaps the in hockey, soccer and countMinivans are more interesting for less other activities, who utilitarian but it’s those with aforemenhave been transported for the past 30 years in these also true to say that tioned early morning people movers, pioneered today’s iterations are drive duties. The stow’n’go seats are Chrysler. no longer glorified ingenious, turning the Virtually every auto maker vans with seats.

Caravan quickly with has a version though in the flick of a wrist from recent years, with the exKeith Morgan a seven-seater into . . . plosion of sport utility and . dare I say . . . a van if crossover vehicles there desired. Power sliding doors and liftgate has been a trend away from the vehicle complete the convenience package. dubbed ‘mom’s taxi’ in the popular An area where the Caravan has made media. At first, that was an affectiongiant leaps is right upfront. The oneate moniker but of late, it’s come to piece instrument panel is easy on the be a disparaging term for these very eye and easy to operate. An optional efficient family carriers now described as “super” centre console builds on the multi-purpose vehicles. functionality, providing a lot of storage.

No, they’re not leading edge in looks for Stepping outside there’s an interesting the most part but surely that’s not why innovation called the Stow ‘n Place roof people still buy them in goodly numbers. rack system, which enables the stowing Minivans are utilitarian but it’s also true of the roof bows into the side rails to say that today’s iterations are no when not in use. There is an obvious longer glorified vans with seats. They cosmetic improvement but that would come close to driving like sedans and be a frivolous consideration. The ability the higher end models are a step away

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Driving in town with such a large vehicle is not so much of challenge as you might expect. The excellent vision provided by large windows helps when parking in those tight supermarket spots.

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That said, once rolling on the freeway, the Caravan hits its stride and return to sipping gas rather than gulping.

The basic Caravan is anything but basic in its equipment tally and starts at $27,995. The tester was loaded to the gunwales with every bell and whistle and came in at $43,580. Take out the basic for the test drive then start adding the features you want until you run up against budget wall.

‘Mom’s taxi’ is going to be around for a while yet and that’s good news for sports oriented families and maybe even the National Hockey League. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

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Smart new 3.5L Ti-VCT V6 engine, 6-spd automatic, the best hwy fuel economy of any V6 in the class - 25 mpg, 290 HP - the most of any V6 in the class, twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) adding extra precision and fuel efficiency or power output as conditions demand. Stk #Z16332

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$

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2012 CHEVROLET ORLANDO LT

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This Lariat is the ultimate mix of comfort, size and power! Price includes 1 Year Unlimited kms Powertrain Warranty. Stk #C16139

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$

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$

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1

This truck HAS IT ALL! With its very unqure tailgate/door/trunk system in the rear, leather seats, navigation system, backup camera and MANY more options this is a must see!!!

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Striving to be at one with your steed

Alexandra Straub

Bryan Hourt, Acura’s assistant large project leader of vehicle performance, tells of his upbringing on a ranch in northwest Nebraska, he talks about horse power.

He explains that when you connect with the animal, getting on with life’s daily tasks is much easier. If you’re out of sync with your horse, you work twice as hard since you have to think for both yourself and it. In one situation, you enjoy yourself and get more done. The other is exhausting.

If you’re in a car that you don’t connect with, everyday routine can be more arduous than it has to be. Its quirks rub you the wrong way. But, if you love your car and know exactly what it’s going to

do in any given situation life on the road is so much better.

Enter the 2015 Acura TLX that blends horsepower, with grace and poise.

When I slipped inside the cabin of the new TLX, pushed the start button, selected the “D” button and drove off, confidence was apparent from the start.

It’s a vehicle designed with performance in mind from the ground up. Its chassis features a newly designed four-wheel independent suspension system to help you enjoy country roads or urban life.

It’s tame at slower speeds – and very good table manners – but has the ability to take on higher speed challenges without breaking a sweat.

I might have taken a corner or two relatively swiftly, but the steering feel, and its ability to maintain composure in

a turn was impressive.

Each model comes with Acura’s Integrated Dynamics System that allows drivers to customize their driving experience through four selectable modes. Depending on the setting, Acura says, “IDS will adjust power-steering effort, throttle response, transmission shift logic, HVAC system operation, and the control logic for either the P-AWS or SH-AWD systems. The new Sport+ mode unlocks the full performance potential of the TLX with the most aggressive settings.”

Whether you want that extra bit of gusto, or you are driving around town, the TLX has a mode for you.

Three TLX models will be offered. The first comes with a 2.4-litre, i-VTEC inline-4 engine with an eight-speed Dual Clutch Transmission (8DCT) with torque

converter, and Precision All-Wheel Steer (P-AWS). It has an output of 206 horsepower and 182 lb-ft of torque.

Then there’s a trim with a 3.5-litre, i-VTEC V6 engine with a nine-speed automatic transmission and P-AWS. That produces 290 horsepower and 267 lb-ft of torque, and gets 10 more hp and 13 more lb-ft of torque versus the 2014 TL 3.5-litre engine.

Lastly, there’s the TLX SH-AWD with next-generation Super-Handling AllWheel Drive, available only with the 3.5-litre, 290 horsepower V6 and ninespeed automatic.

Eventually, both the TSX and TL will be succeeded by the TLX. It makes sense.

Dimensionally, the TLX will be positioned between the ILX entry-luxury sedan and the RLX flagship Acura sedan.

It’s time for a Fall Maintenance ✓ Checkup (Includes Oil Change and Multi-Point Inspection) Applies only to Honda vehicles. Additional charge for synthetic oil.

There’s room for five, 405L of cargo room around back and places to store personal items.

Sure there are sportier offerings in the segment. The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is one of them. So is the Audi A4. But what works for the TLX is its understated elegance. It’s pleasant to drive, and with a centre stack stripped of unnecessary buttons making it more user friendly. I’d describe my experience in both the 4 and 6 cylinder TLXs to be pleasant. Not the bad pleasant, the kind of adjective you use to describe a mother in-law or awkward coworker. But pleasant in the way that it’s quiet, does the job well and is a pleasure to drive.

The 2015 TLX has a starting MSRP for the four-cylinder engine at $34,990. alexandra.straub@drivewaybc.ca

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On a muggy, scorching hot summer’s day, what better vehicle than the aptly named Highlander for a high-altitude scenic drive to find some cool, crisp mountain air and sink a foot in a glacier.

All-new for 2014, Highlander Hybrid is the fuel-efficient and eco-friendlier version of what Toyota describes as its mid-sized SUV, but it sure looks and feels bigger than most in this class, plus it can seat up to seven (or eight). Wider and longer than last year, this Highlander is also lower and, more importantly from a driving perspective, it has a lower centre of gravity.

There was a time when Highlander looked like an SUV, with an angular two-box design. Its styling lines have softened with successive redesigns and now if you put Highlander beside its Camry-based wagon sibling, the Venza, you need a second look to tell them apart. Not sure if that’s a good thing, but I do like its more car-like driving dynamics.

Not far south of the Canadian border, Mount Baker is a glacier-covered mountain that rises 3,286 m (10,781 ft) above sea level, which is over 900 m (3,000 ft) higher than Whistler, the best-known mountain in B.C. Mount Baker is also regarded as the second most active volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range, after Mount St. Helens, but there’s been nary a puff since 1880.The Mount Baker Highway (Hwy. 542) starts in Bellingham (exit #255 off the I-5), winds east through a number of small communities and offers some interesting side tours along the way, before it climbs steeply and ends at Artist Point (1,567 m / 5,140 ft.). This large parking lot, which is about 10 km beyond the ski area, is closed during the winter months and has spectacular panoramic views, plus a selection of great hiking trails.

The highway crosses the Nooksack River at Nugent’s Corner and tracks east, alongside the north fork of the river, through old growth areas in the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. Allow about 1.5 hours of leisurely drive time in each direction. You’ll also need a ($5) day pass to park, which you get from automated dispensers at the Glacier Public Service Center or at Heather Meadows

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The Hybrid Synergy Drive system in Highlander uses a 3.5L Atkinson Cycle V6 gas engine, a high torque electric motor-generator and powerful traction battery. It boasts 10 additional horsepower (280 net horsepower) over the gas-only model, yet uses almost 30 per cent less fuel.

Although Toyota has done an admirable job of masking it, Highlander Hybrid is a weighty (2,200 kg) vehicle, and has the usual characteristics of a heavy vehicle.

It’s more than fine in a straight line and while handling is laudably predictable, it didn’t seem to like being tossed around on the twisty sections of the highway.

Then again, that’s the norm in this class of vehicle.

Side trips: Mount Baker Vineyards and Winery has a tasting room, offers tours, has a picnic area and is open Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. It’s about 3 km east of the Nugent’s Corner roundabout, where you can also spot the historic Bethany Church (built in 1907) landmark.

Nooksack Falls is just a short (and groomed) gravel road off the highway about 11 km east of Glacier, which is the last community along the highway. You do have to scramble over some (slippery when wet) rocks to get to a good (and safe) fenced viewing area. The water takes a spectacular 30 m plunge, so a close-up view is definitely worth the extra effort.

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is an excellent choice for lunch or dinner in Bellingham. Situated in the harbour area it overlooks the marina and has views of the San Juan Islands. Great service, great fare (especially the seafood), all tables come with a view and the prices are very reasonable, compared to Vancouver. An after-meal stroll around the picturesque marina walkway also allows you to ogle hundreds of boats and yachts up close.

Web site: anthonys.com The North Fork Brewery, Pizzeria, Beer Shrine and Wedding Chapel is an out of the ordinary and rewarding halfway (going or returning) restaurant stop on the Mount Baker Highway that’s known locally as “The Shrine”. Don’t be put off by the long name or its rustic appearance as the food is delicious and there’s an awesome selection of fresh brewedon-site handcrafted beers.

Web site: northforkbrewery.com Last Word: A hybrid edition of the Toyota Highlander costs an additional $6,000 to $8,000. Yes, you probably will recover that extra investment in this hybrid while doing your eco-part to save a world that looks pretty good from high up on Mount Baker.

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School choir hosts auditions Youth Choir 61 provides an instructional music program emphasizing musicianship and vocal training through choral music experience.

This choir provides powerful ways for students to express themselves musically. School District 61 Honour Choir is now holding auditions for the 2014/15

school year.

Students aged 11 to 17 who are strong, confident singers, and are attending public school in School District 61 are invited to audition.

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Backbone of the ball team

Returning to coach the team they played on years ago is a favourite past-time of three young Oak Bay women. Kelsie Hawkins, Erica Littler and Jill-Marie Moreau all helped coach the Cararvon U14B girls softball team this year. The team placed second at the U14 Western Canadian Softball Championships earlier in August.

First in a series of three profiles of young women making a difference in Oak Bay sports

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The overwhelming feeling of excitement and happiness when playing softball is irreplaceable for Jill-Marie Moreau.

Moreau, 25, started playing softball when she was seven years old at the Carnarvon Ball Club in Allenby Park.

“With my sister as a teammate and my dad as one of the coaches … I knew that I was part of something very special,” said Moreau.

“I want to After graduating from Oak Bay High in inspire others 2006, Moreau received the same way my an athletic scholarship coaches inspired as a catcher to Brenau University’s Division me.”

2 softball team in - Jill-Marie Moreau Gainesville, Georgia.

“Being part of this team allowed me to grow … and helped me realize that there were so many opportunities in softball on so many different levels,” said Moreau.

She went to Brenau University for a year in 2007, before returning to Victoria.

“I came back because they didn’t offer an education degree that I wanted to pursue,” she said.

After returning from Georgia, Moreau took a few years off school due to an abdominal injury.

She is currently in her third year at UVic, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Education with a major in physical education and a minor in geography and special education.

“I am now healthy and looking forward to a future in the education world,” she said.

In order to keep up with softball, Moreau plays on the women’s A league at Hyacinth Park

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Jill-Marie Moreau attended Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia on an athletic scholarship and spent a year as a catcher in its Division 2 softball team. and also coaches the Carnarvon U14B girls softball team.

“I want to inspire others the same way my coaches inspired me, and let people know that playing softball relates to building so many important life skills that most people don’t connect with softball,” said Moreau.

She said this includes learning about leading a healthy lifestyle, dealing with adversity, goal setting, cooperation and teamwork.

“It also builds confidence and self-esteem.”

Besides coaching the girls’ team, Moreau also got involved in coaching Special Olympics two years ago at UVic, where she coaches softball and a fitness club called Club Fit. “It’s been absolutely great to see the personal growth in others,” said Moreau. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Most cyclists partaking in Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria on Sunday are completely okay with Hesjedal’s absence.

The pro cyclist is in Spain for the three-week Vuelta a Espana, or Tour of Spain, which runs Aug. 23 to Sept. 14. It’s a little ironic, though, because this year’s Tour de Victoria, a mass participation ride, was previously scheduled so Hesjedal could participate.

“People understand Ryder is going to compete in the Vuelta,” said Tour de Victoria director Seamus McGrath, a former pro mountain biker and Olympian.

“This might be a better way to give Ryder a chance to win (than in the Tour de France).”

Hesjedal finished an impressive ninth overall at the Giro d’Italia in May, having won that event in 2012. He then skipped the 2014 Tour de France in July to focus on this weekend’s Vuelta start.

For the region’s Grand Tour fans, having Ryder starting in the Vuelta the day before the Tour de Victoria is almost more exciting.

“With pro cycling, it’s hard to see seven to nine months into the future,” McGrath said. “Hesjedal had such a great ride at the Giro, (Garmin-Sharp) decided to give him a chance to go for it at the Tour de Spain.”

This year’s Tour de Victoria is split into three distance groups.

The big ride is 145 kilometres. It starts in front of the B.C. legislature and goes east to Metchosin before looping back through Highlands.

It then crosses over to Cordova Bay and follows the water south through Oak Bay, back to the legislature.

A 100 km route starts in Langford and follows much of the last 100 km of the big route, while an easier 45 km starts at the Camosun College Interurban campus, heads north around Elk Lake and also crosses over to Cordova Bay where it connects with the other routes and finishes on Belleville Street.

The Tour de Victoria grew from 1,350 participants in its first year in 2011 to 1,800 cyclists last year. McGrath said he anticipates another 1,800 this year but won’t know the numbers until Sunday of as the final count grows in the waning days before the event.

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Blue Dot Tour: It’s about all of us David Suzuki’s last national tour stops at university David Suzuki Guest opinion

A now-famous 1972 photo of Earth taken by Apollo 17 astronauts from 45,000 kilometres away became known as “the blue marble.” The late scientist Carl Sagan described a 1990 picture taken from six billion kilometres away by the unmanned Voyager 1 as a “pale blue dot.”

The vision of Earth from a distance has profoundly moved pretty much anyone who has ever seen it.

“When we look down at the earth from space, we see this amazing, indescribably beautiful planet,” International Space Station astronaut Ron Garan said.

“It looks like a living, breathing organism. But it also, at the same time, looks extremely fragile.”

Referring to the atmosphere, Garan added “it’s really sobering … to realize that that little paperthin layer is all that protects every living thing on Earth.”

Many astronauts report a deep feeling of connection that transcends borders and worldly conflict —referred to by some as

the “overview effect.” Apollo 14’s Edgar Mitchell said: “You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty.”

How can anyone who has even seen a photo of the Earth treat our small blue home with disdain and carelessness?

How can anyone fail to recognize how precious and finite the resources, especially water, are – and that we must share and care for what we have?

The “blue marble” photo from Apollo 17, the last manned lunar mission, catalyzed the global environmental movement.

Now, as people around the world compete for air, water and land – not just with each other, but with corporations bent on profit at any cost – we need a resurgence in action to care for our small blue planet.

That’s why I’m about to embark on what will likely be my last national tour. From Sept. 24 to Nov. 9, I’m crossing

the country, from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Victoria, B.C., with 20 stops along the way.

The plan is to work with Canadians from all walks of life to protect the people and places we love. It’s the most important thing I’ve ever done.

And it’s going to be fun. Because they care deeply about our country and the planet, many friends are joining me along the way, including Feist, Neil Young, the Barenaked Ladies, Margaret Atwood, Kinnie Starr, Raine Maida, Grimes, Danny Michel, Stephen Lewis, Bruce Cockburn, Robert Bateman, Shane Koyczan and many more.

The goal of the Blue Dot Tour is to work with community leaders and groups, local governments, First Nations, musicians, writers, legal experts and – we hope – you on local, regional and national initiatives to ensure all Canadians have access to clean water, fresh air and healthy food.

Ultimately, we’d like to see the right to a healthy environment enshrined in the Canadian

Constitution’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

That may seem like a challenge, but it’s not unusual. More than half the world’s nations – at least 110 – have environmental rights in their constitutions. Not having them is a strange oversight in a country like Canada, where our clean air and water, spectacular nature and abundant wildlife and resources instill a sense of pride and make us the envy of people around the world.

Maybe we take our good fortune for granted. But we shouldn’t.

Already, environmental hazards contribute to about 36,000 premature deaths in Canada a year, and half of us live in areas where we’re exposed to unsafe air pollution levels.

As the rush to extract, transport and sell fossil fuels while there’s still a market heats up, it will only get worse — unless we all pitch in.

It’s not about getting in the way of industry or progress; it’s about building a conversation about the kind of country we want.

And it’s about ensuring that our economic activity creates more benefits than harm to people and the natural systems that keep us healthy and alive.

Learn more at www. davidsuzuki.org. editor@oakbaynews.com

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UVic to host Suzuki and Friends The Blue Dot Tour, featuring David Suzuki and Friends, visits Victoria on Nov. 7.

The event – dubbed as Suzuki’s last national tour – is set for the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium on Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at tickets.uvic.ca.

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“We’re limited in what we can offer because we have so many programs offered for the fall, so we don’t have the same space that we would in the summer,” said Janet Barclay, manager of recreation program services.

“It’s not going to meet everybody’s needs, but we hope to put a dent in that.”

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response from some parents to sign their kids up, but spaces are still available in all of the programs, said Barclay.

“Right away we had people just needing to have that reassurance that they’ve got something to go to,” said Barclay. “Our real hope is that it’s not needed. We really hope that school is back in the fall.”

If the strike does not go ahead, parents will be fully reimbursed for any programs they paid for. editor@oakbaynews.com

Kids prepare to play the strike away Programs offered by Oak Bay Rec during the teachers’ strike include skidaddle, a multiactivity program including swimming, crafts and outdoor games; soccertron co-ed full day and half day camps, which help kids improve their soccer skills; grand slam golf and tennis, where each day is split up between tennis and golf; fun unlimited, which, like skidaddle, involves various activities such as swimming and games; junior lifeguard camp, which teaches kids who have passed swim kids level four about lifesaving and lifeguarding; sportball multisport camp, which includes crafts, music and games.

Skidaddle, soccertron and fun unlimited are flexible camps in that parents can register their children for one day at a time if they do not want to commit to a full week.

If the strike does continue, Oak Bay Rec will also be adding public skates on Fridays from 1:30 to 3 p.m. and public swims during the day of the first week of September only.

These are scheduled for Sept. 2, 3 and 4 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. and Sept 5 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

For the duration of the strike, there will be a public swim every Friday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. editor@oakbaynews.com

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THE DIDI SOCIETY is looking for volunteers to assist with marketing and online sales.

Must be a team player! Experience w/web design & social media an asset. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

LOST AND FOUND LOST STRAND of pearls in Sidney, BC, if found please call (250)721-0020.

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR SPORT EXCELLENCE needs volunteers to assist with the organization and delivery of a celebration on August 23rd 2014 honoring the 20th anniversary of the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

SAANICH Neighbourhood Place seeks a volunteer receptionist to answer phone calls & greet clients as needed. Other tasks may include data entry, filing, and email correspondence. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

SPORTABILITY VICTORIA needs six volunteers to sell raffle tickets for a meat draw.

All proceeds go to the boccia players for the rental of gym equipment, and transportation to tournaments throughout BC and elsewhere. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

TRADES, TECHNICAL

TRADES, TECHNICAL

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS APARTMENT/CONDO MANAGER TRAINING

• Certified Home Study Course • Jobs Registered Across Canada • Gov. Certified www.RMTI.ca / 604.681.5456 or 1.800.665.8339

THE FIRST Open Heart Society is looking for a Director to sit on the Board to discuss operations of the Society. No previous exp. required; a passion for the organization’s objectives a must! Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

VICTORIA WOMEN’S Transition House, seeking board members. http://www.transi tionhouse.net/news-events/ VOLUNTEER RESOURCES is looking for Discharge Lounge Volunteers to provide a welcoming and comforting atmosphere for discharged patients while they wait for family members and transportation home. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

IRONWORKER – REBAR INSTALLER

KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage.

I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Call 250-514-6223 or visit online at: www.andreakober.com

Be part of building Vancouver Island’s landmark projects including the upcoming: Campbell River and Comox Hospitals

Come grow with us!

Check us out: www.lmsgroup.ca and Facebook

Contact us including your brief summary of interest & resume Quote: “VI-2014� in the subject line via e-mail: careers@lmsgroup.ca OR Fax: 1.604.572.6139 Due to our high volume of applications, only those who clearly outline the application requirements above will be contacted toward future screening.

No phone calls will be accepted (to be fair to all)

FRIENDLY FRANK

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

VOX ZENITH 27� TV. works very well, only $50. 250-4727274.

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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 TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FRIENDLY FRANK 2 LARGE HEALTHY house plants, $30 each.

Call (778)426-3424.

APPROX 3LBS of beads & supplies $25. 10 screwdrivers $10. (778)265-1615.

DISHES- “CRECENT�, fine china, complete set of 6, good cond, $15. (250)595-3729.

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

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

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

SCOOTER, INVACARE Pegasus, 40 amp battery, $1000.

(250)652-8987.

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Call 250.388.3535

SINGER SEWING Machinecommercial, heavy duty+ table/stool, $99. (250)385-5282.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

SELLING? I charge far less commission. For example only $6,900 on a $600,000 Sale. A Full commission realtor would cost you $21,000 at 6 and 3. www.JimParsons.com Call me now at 250-508-0739.

JIM PARSONS Onepercent Realty VI

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

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO DOWNTOWN: 2 bdrm condo.

Sept. 1. W/D. Furn or un-furn, NS/NP Refs, $1250. 1/2 mo. free for yr lease 250-383-8800

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BUYING - RENTINGSELLING Call us today to place your classiďŹ ed ad 250.388.3535

NEW: 2 sleeping bags, $15 ea. 2 stacking coolers, $15.

Call (250)652-3606.

FRASER TOLMIE APARTMENTS 1701 Cedar Hill X Road (at Shelbourne St) Deluxe 1 & 2 bdrm suites Beautiful grounds with resort style amenities INQUIRE TODAY: 250.477.6323 or frasertolmie@bentall kennedy.com www.frasertolmie.ca Proudly Managed By Bentall Kennedy Residential Services

Garage Sales

Enthusiasts!

Our Residential & City infrastructure Cannot be built without YOU!

REAL ESTATE

SOLID MAPLE bunk beds, mattress included, $99. Call (250)665-7707.

SANDRINGHAM CARE CENTRE is looking for volunteers to help provide a spa day for its residents. Experience providing esthetic services such as manicures and hand massages an asset! Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

PERSONAL SERVICES

Calling all Experienced and Inexperienced

FINANCIAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

32 Years of being 'an Island Original' At Quality Foods, we love where we live and we love what we do.

Which is why we are expanding across the Island.

In 2015 we plan to open another new store in View Royal Victoria and other expansion plans are currently underway throughout the Island.

We are looking for people who: • Look forward to exciting, new challenges • Want to be part of an expanding grocery company • Enjoy being part of an innovative and creative group • Have management experience in the grocery business If you’re the right person, join our team and hit the ground running as new opportunities arise! Help us in creating unique and genuine customer and employee experiences as we continue to grow.

We re committed to building a team that does the right thing for our customers, team members and communities.

Requirements Multiple years’ experience in a managerial or supervisory role in the grocery business

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Attention: Lyall Woznesensky Quality@QualityFoods.com

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Many antique & contemporary items- furniture, crystal, brass, copper, figurines, dishes, linens, 2 large dog carriers, etc.

STRATA 1220 Fort St- Ormond driveway near View.

Household + office items. Sat, Aug 23 rd, 9:30-1pm.

SELL IT FAST WITH CLASSIFIEDS! Quality Foods is a Platinum Member of the Canada's Best Managed Companies program, with award-winning stores on Vancouver Island and Powell River.

To learn more about QF and browse our current postings, go to QualityFoods.com

250.388.3535

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RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

APARTMENT/CONDO

SUITES, LOWER

AUTO FINANCING

ROYAL OAK: Near Commonwealth Pool, 1 bdrm condo, hardwood floors, appl’s, prkg.

Refs. $950. (250)216-5090.

BRIGHT, PRIVATE, quiet suite in central Saanich. Avail Sept 1. NS/NP. $850 all inclusive. Call (250)516-0342.

SIDNEY. PATIO condo 45+, 1100 sq.ft. Upgraded 2-bdrm, 2 bath. N/P. Heat, H/W, locker, parking. $1350.(250)654-0230

MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

THE GLENSHIEL We are unique!

ESQUIMALT 2-BDRM ground level, W/D. N/S. $1000. Avail Sept 1st. (250)385-2846.

LANGFORD- LARGE 1 bdrm, inclds hydro, heat and water.

Shared laundry. $850/mo.

Avail Sept 1.

NS/NP. Refs req’d. Call (250)478-7950.

VIEW ROYAL 2 bdrm. $1100. includes utilities, cable, internet, laundry. NS/NP. Avail Sept. 1st. Call 250-474-2369 or 250-217-0767.

Bedsitting rooms, 3 full meals a day, housekeeping.

In the heart of Victoria by the Museum.

Family Atmosphere.

BEST DEAL IN TOWN! Available immediately for 55 years & up.

Summer discount; move in

by October 1st and pay $1135 for the ďŹ rst 6 months.

Some conditions apply.

AUTO SERVICES

TRANSPORTATION

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

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

We Buy Cars!

Phone today, Laurie 250-383-4164

$50 to $1000 Scrap Junk Running or Not! Cars Trucks Vans

RV PADS

Give them control.

250-686-3933 SPORTS & IMPORTS 2004 JAGUAR X type, AWD. British racing green on biscuit leather.

Immaculate cond.

93,500 km. Asking $12,000.

Will consider part trade for other car. Call (250)598-3631.

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

250-882-3129; AURICLE Luscious lawns happy hedgesgrand gardens. Sprinkler design & repair.

DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141 J&L Gardening yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. Call John or Louise (250)891-8677.

MIKE’S LAWN and Garden.

Clean-ups, weeding & More.

Senior’s discount. Free estimates. Mike 250-216-7502.

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

TAX

250-477-4601

CLEANING SERVICES EXP. HOUSECLEANER and home care, 10 yrs exp. $20/hr.

Bondable, have own supplies except vacuum.(250)220-4965

CONCRETE & PLACING RBC CONCRETE Finishing.

All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.

CONTRACTORS MASTER CARPENTER does restorations, renovations, sun decks, fences. Good rates, work guaranteed. No job too small. Ward (250)881-0296.

DRYWALL

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

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr.

Work Guaranteed. Any size job.

(250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

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

ELECTRICAL (250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic.#3003. 25 yrs exp. Renos, new homes, knob & tube replace. Sr.Disc.No job too small 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

250-216-9476; LANDSCAPE carpentry design and build.

BBB/Insured. Accepting new contracts. www.ftguland.com

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS (250)889-5794.

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

GRAND XTERIOR CleaningGutter, windows, de-moss, p wash. We clean your neighbours house. 250-380-7778.

HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman.

Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

PAINTING

PLASTERING

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

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-516-5178.

LANDSCAPING

SENIOR HANDYMAN. Assists do-it-yourselfers.

Household repairs. Fred, 250-888-5345

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.

Fast Service, Best Prices!!

Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

30 Yrs. Experience - References

250-884-4653

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

COMPLETE HOME Repairs.

Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Drywall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131.

Call Carden - free quotes

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

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

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Landscaping and bed design.

River rock or patio stones.

Blackberry/Ivy removal. Yard clean-up. Ref’s avail. 25 yr exp

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

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

Call 250-361-6164.

20% OFF! Mow, PowerRake, Rototill, Hedge Trim, Cleanups Soil/Mulch. 250-479-6495.

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

SENIOR DISCOUNTS

Small or Large JOBS

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

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

GARDENING

BEAT MY Price! Best workmanship. 38 years experience.

Call Mike, 250-475-0542.

OAK BAY HANDYMAN

Repair - Renovate - Organize Build - Design - Electric

250.388.3535

ANDREW’S GARDENING. 20+ years exp. Mowing, weeding, clearing, woodwork, rockwork & planting. Insured. Call (778)967-1246.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK 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

BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071 âœŤ DON’S PAINTING âœŤ (250)479-8748. 30 years exp.

Free Est. Quality Interiors/Ext.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized.

Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-889-7715 or 250-472-6660 Member BBB

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

250-744-8588, Norm.

STUCCO/SIDING PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-516-5178.

STUCCO REPAIRMAN- Stucco & Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

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

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully insured. Estimates. 250-588-9471

UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERER work. Your fabric 250-480-7937.

or

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MOVING & STORAGE

WINDOW CLEANING

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&truck) Sr. Disc.

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter & window cleaning. Power washing. Roof de-mossing. Pkg discounts. WCB. (778)433-9275.

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. No travel time before or after local moves. BBB accredited. Free est. Call Tyler 250-418-1747.

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

Brad 250-217-9578.

Moving to Lower Mainland?

Empty Truck August 26/27 Exp’d Moving Company.

What have you. Call collect: John Fitzpatrick 604-779-2278

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

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

FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

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

GRAND XTERIOR CleaningWe clean your neighbours house.

Gutters, window, roofs, de-moss. 250-380-7778.

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HomeFinder

AS OF AUG 18/14 COURTESY VICTORIA REAL ESTATE BOARD

331/540 » 545/935 » 4,442/4,593 »

Find a place to call home

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN BUYING AND SELLING YOUR HOME The Oak Bay News is looking to help tell your stories about buying and selling your home.

Homefinder is going local and our staff is collecting story ideas for this page.

Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a senior couple looking to downsize, contact us to share your story and it just might help someone else going through one of the biggest events of their lives.

You can call editor Laura Lavin at 250-480-3239 or email editor@ oakbaynews.com to share your ideas.

Do you have a house-hunting story you’d like to share with us?

Email: editor@ oakbaynews.com To advertise in HomeFinder, contact the Oak Bay News at Email: dianne@ oakbaynews.com

NET UNCONDITIONAL SALES/ TOTAL, AUg 2013 NEW LISTINgS/TOTAL, AUg 2013 ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL LISTINgS/ TOTAL, AUg 2013

buying TiP | Let friends know you’re looking for a new home – they just might help you find one.

The one that got away Savvy buyers have to be on the ready Laura Lavin News staff

Peter and Anne Hopkinson moved to Oak Bay in mid-May after living in Burnaby for more than 35 years.

The couple have also lived overseas, including a stint in Algiers.

The decision to move to Oak Bay was an easy one says Anne. “We had been here several times and knew how lovely it is. Then our daughter Jean and her family moved from Ontario to here and – here we are.”

The couple is enjoying the area, but are still on the hunt for the perfect Oak Bay home.

When Anne saw our HomeFinder section asking readers to share their house hunting story, this is what she had to say: “Damn and blast, we missed the house we should have bought!

The beautiful home on St. David Street sold on the day of its open house – but not to us, to some other luckier and quicker buyer. You cannot dawdle in the Oak Bay housing market. The good ones go faster than you can make a full price offer.

We were in the final countdown of a trip to Sicily

Laura Lavin/News staff

Anne Hopkinson sits on the front porch of her rented home on St. Patrick street in Oak Bay. While she and her husband rent, the couple continues the search for a home to purchase. and Paris; suitcases open on the bed, lists checked off, and on the computer for early check in. Then I saw the listing on St. David Street. Perfect. We phoned Eamon Coll, our real estate agent, who told us there was already an offer. Damn and blast. Bad timing. I’m ashamed to say I prayed for

the offer to fall through, but it didn’t.

On the flight above the North Pole platitudes began to ease the sting, and I accepted that there really would be another house, maybe even a better one, and we would have time to search while we rented in the neighbourhood.

Any lingering regrets soon evaporated in the Sicilian sunshine.

So here we are now, renting on St. Patrick Street, scanning the neighbourhood for signs, emailing Eamon for viewings, and not thinking about “the house that got away.” Hope the

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new owners love it, and are not worried about a strange woman in a white convertible who keeps driving past their home.

Hey, are you thinking of selling your home?”

Share your story with the Oak Bay News, email the editor at editor@ oakbaynews.com.

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OPEN HOUSES AUGUST 22 TO 27, 2014

more details in Real Estate Victoria, available FREE on news stands now VICTORIA

OAK BAY

4-245 Ontario St., $299,900 2086 Penzance, $649,900 Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Suzanne Mitchell, 250-477-7291 John West, 250-385-2033

929 St. Charles St., $1,068,000

3445 Cadboro Bay Rd, $875,000

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Cassie Kangas, 250-477-7291 RE/MAX Camosun Ed G. Sing, 250-744-3301 311-1619 Morrison St.,

$172,900

Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

3054 Carroll St., $592,500 Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Brad Gregory, 250-744-3301

733A Humboldt / 200 Douglas St.

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

606 Speed Ave., from $245,000

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

210-1715 Richmond Ave., $349,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer, 250-384-8124

1743 Emerson St., $528,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer, 250-384-8124

108-1025 Meares St., $339,900 Saturday 12-1:30 One Percent Realty Guy Effler, 250-812-4910

#105-2345 Cedar Hill Cross Rd., $529,000

Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Ed G. Sing, 250-744-3301

3559 Kelsey Pl., $669,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Ed G. Sing, 250-744-3301

VIEW ROYAL 197 Helmcken Rd., $496,000

Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Jim Parsons, 250-508-0739

310-125 Aldersmith Pl., $345,000 Saturday & Sunday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

ESQUIMALT

9-896 Admirals Rd., $375,000

Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

6-897 Admirals Rd., $314,900

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

8-896 Admirals Rd., $429,900

Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

1390 Treebank Rd., $925,000 Saturday 11-1 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Wendy Thompson, 250-479-3333

1148 Craigflower Rd., $574,900

Saturday & Sunday 10-5 One Percent Realty Jim Parsons, 250-508-0739

SAANICH EAST

3731 Blenkinsop Rd., $515,000

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

7-1063 Valewood Trail, $564,900

Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Brad Gregory, 250-744-3301

19-1286 Tolmie Ave., $599,000

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-889-2528

2234 Edgelow St., $473,000

Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

4942 Cordova Bay, $829,000

Saturday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Realty Jonas Solberg 250-479-3333

1640 Sarita Pl., $599,000 Saturday 12-1:30 One Percent Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

18-4058 Corners Pl., $309,900

Sunday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Roger Jones, 250-361-9838

Midtown Park, From $299,999

Daily 12-4 RE/MAX Camosun Peter Lindsay, 250-744-3301

790 Fir Tree Glen, $2,200,000

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

201-1025 Inverness Rd., $199,500

10500 McDonald Park, $539,000

Saturday & Sunday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess, 250-384-8124

#4-10457 Resthaven Dr, $749,000 Sunday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

201-2421 Sidney Ave., $369,000 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Winnie Wu, 250-656-0911

2221 Magnolia Pl., $484,000

Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Corie Meyer, 250-384-8124 Lorne Klipper, 250-656-0911

SAANICH WEST

3166 Wascana St., $354,000

Saturday 11:30-1:30 RE/MAX Camosun Peter Gray, 250-744-3301

1702 Texada Terr., $1,069,900

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ray Milan, 250-818-9171

6890 East Saanich Rd., 330 Goward Rd., $699,900 $389,000 Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Patty Mack, 250-478-9600

SAANICH PENINSULA

10312 Bowerbank Rd., $439,900

Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX Alliance Karen Love, 250-727-5868

Sunday 11-1 RE/MAX Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer, 250-384-8124

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Debra Bartlett, 250-656-0911

2426 Selwyn Rd., $599,000

413-1325 Bear Mtn Parkway, $387,900

Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Dan Juricic, 250-514-8261

2655 Sooke Rd., from $219,900

Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Sun. 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Andrew Maxwell, 250-213-2104 Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 RE/MAX Camosun Brad Gregory, 250-744-3301

1666 Georgia View, $789,000

5-614 Granrose Terr., $599,900

203-2779 Stautw Rd.,

3279 Anchorage Ave., $875,000

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

9883 Seventh St.,

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Wendy Thompson, 250-479-3333

1717 Hovey Rd., $965,000 Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

9520 Pinetree Rd., $579,000

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Kent Roden, 250-565-0911

8880 Park Pacific Terr, Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Kimberley Legeard, 250-656-0911 $1,148,000 Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun 1-9855 Resthaven Dr., Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

2-2321 Island View Rd, $388,900

205-2695 Deville Rd., $299,900

19-10520 McDonald Park Rd., $499,000

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Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

10230 Bowerbank Rd., Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Karen Dinnie-Smyth, 250-656-0911 From $225,000 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty 9820 Seaport Pl., From Steven Klipper, 250-656-0911

Sunday 10-12 Pemberton Holmes Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Magdalin Heron, 250-656-0911 Corie Meyer, 250-384-8124

1775 Fairfax Pl., $698,888

8770 Pender Park Dr., $899,900

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2004 Hawkins Pl., $549,900

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 One Percent Realty Guy Effler, 250-812-4910

Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Lynne Sager, 250-744-3301

951 Colbourne Gdns, $879,900

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Donna Gabel, 250-882-0224

3373 Alfred Pl., $599,000 Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jandy Gruhn, 250-477-7291

3040 Dornier Rd., $614,900

Sunday 12-3 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

1541 Winslow Dr., $369,900 Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jean Omlechenko, 250-477-7291

1148 Kildew Rd., $327,900 Sunday 2-4 One Percent Realty Jim Parsons, 250-220-8600

17-3409 Brittany Dr., Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. $309,900 Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

1-614 Granrose Terr., From $649,000 Thursday - Sunday 12-3 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

Sunday 1-3 Kahl Realty Property Management Lyle Kahl, 150-391-8484

SOOKE

5575 Medberry Close, $534,900

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Gregg Mah, 250-384-8124

Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736

103 & 105-990 Rattanwood Pl., $319,900

5577 Medberry Close, $649,000

579 Tena Pl., $424,900

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Komal Dodd, 250-479-3333

Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736

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Royal BC Museum new venue for Chalk Art Festival Funding shortfall keeps festival to central locale Chalk artists from across North America and the region will soon be descending on downtown Victoria for the third annual Victoria International Chalk Art Festival.

The festival presents a number of changes this year including a new host venue for a giant 3D chalk art painting along with the relocation of the festival’s Kid’s Chalk Zone and Performance Stage.

The Royal B.C. Museum will play host to Los Angeles-based 3D chalk artist Tracy Lee Stum who, along with local First Nation’s artist Jamin Zuroski, will paint a six-by-six-metre 3D masterpiece honouring First Nations in Clifford Carl Hall.

Meanwhile the festival has discontinued operations in Centennial Square and has centralized the balance of activities to Government Street and Bastion Square.

“The feedback we received last year is most preferred to have the Kids’

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A variety of artists are expected at this year’s chalk festival.

Chalk Zone and our Performance Stage closer to Government Street where the bulk of artists are chalking,” said John Vickers, executive director of the Victoria International Chalk Art Society.

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“We took that advice to heart and thanks to collaborative efforts with the Bastion Square Market, we now look forward to hosting the Kid’s Zone on Langley Street while the performance stage will relocate to Government Street.”

Vickers said he had hoped to further expand the Government Street closure this year. However with final grant results determined, he was not able to raise the funding necessary to do so. He said however the Fort to Yates street closure zone will be reconfigured to host many more artists within the existing area.

The festival’s First Nation’s theme this year is Nature’s Spirit, a celebration of art, wonder and adventure.

There are still chalking spots available should other area artists still wish to participate. They can apply at victoriachalkfestival.com. editor@oakbaynews.com

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