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Langford’s parks and rec. plans gaining momentum

Giving habit starts young Kindergartener donates birthday money, books to literacy group

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Ask most four year olds what they want for their birthday and the answer isn’t likely going to be “donate to charity.” But that’s exactly what Langford’s Maya Hoffman did when she turned five.

Instead of giving out a wish list of toys to party guests, Maya’s mother, Kristen, hosted a toonie party. For readers who don’t have primary-aged kids, the premise is simple: each guest brings two toonies; one toward a present for the birthday child, and one toward charity.

Angela Cowan As a book lover since her toddler years, it was no Reporting surprise that Maya chose to use her birthday funds to buy 50 books to support the West Shore 1,000 x 5 Children’s Book Recycling Project.

“She picked out all the books herself,” says Hoffman, arms around her daughter.

She seems aware that Maya’s enthusiasm for giving is perhaps a little extraordinary for someone so young.

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Frosty fun Eighteen month old Cole Dry peeks over the top of his push cart as mom Shayna Dry gently guides him along the ice outside Westhills Arena. The Langford mom and tot were among hundreds taking part in the Skating with Santa event on Sunday. Find more pictures on page A5.

Parks and recreation facilities continue to be a priority in Langford.

That trend looks to continue in 2015, with 31 proposed initiatives identified by city staffers as part of the five-year projected capital projects budget.

The document points to a wide range of improvements, maintenance and expansions. They range from a proposed new Rugby Canada fitness centre to a new playground and spray park at Bear Mountain Park.

“It is onward and upward as far as I am concerned,” said newly re-elected Coun.

Roger Wade. “We have a great staff at Langford and they see there is value in so many different areas of recreation.”

He said mayor and council continually evaluate the needs of the community and recognize areas of further recreational growth in the city, such as the north side of the Trans Canada Highway.

Wade pointed to the important role of parks and recreation for a strong community and said they hoped to add more facilities in the years to come.

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Bridges for Women fuels learning with morning meals Breakfast program popular with West Shore students Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

No matter what one’s age, learning on an empty stomach just doesn’t work.

Bridges for Women came to that realization pretty quickly after creating its employment preparation program for women transitioning back into the work force, having faced traumatic life circumstances.

Having discovered that women studying in the program often skipped breakfast – many fed their children but not themselves, and most are on limited incomes – the organization created Food for Thought. It was conceived as a way to help give students a better chance to absorb the classroom material, at least once a week.

Aware that families are only eligible for one Christmas hamper, now that the various food banks and other charities have linked their registrations, Bridges billed its food program as Christmas hampers that last last all year.

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Michelle Craddock, left, Savanah Omelko, Felicia Walker and Cortanie Van Doren tuck into breakfast at Bridges for Women’s Langford location on a break from their employment preparation class. Bridges’ Food for Thought initiative helps offer breakfast for program participants on limited budgets who often feed their children first, but go hungry themselves. really an employment program, but how can you (work) if you’re going hungry?” asked J Scott, communications co-ordinator for Bridges. “When we see the need, we have a hard time turning people down. Mothers tend to feed their children first and often don’t have enough leftover for themselves to eat.”

The call has gone out to potential donors to help replenish the stores that provide breakfast for students at the downtown campus. Bridges’ West Shore location is a little more fortunate, receiving enough donations of food locally to offer a healthy breakfast each day the program is in session.

The employment program’s par-

ticipants in Langford generally dig in to such healthy food options as toast and cereal, yogurt, fruit, muffins and beverages. The offerings don’t go unappreciated.

“In the morning I’m usually really rushed,” says West Shore student Michelle Craddock, who lives with her daughter and two school-aged grandsons. “If I didn’t

have this food at Bridges, then I probably wouldn’t eat, and therefore it would be really hard for me to retain information. I would just be worried about being hungry and be thinking about lunchtime.”

Fellow employment program participant Cortanie Van Doren says the availability of food when she arrives takes a load off her mind.

“I have kids too, and eating in the morning doesn’t happen for me. I’m just way too busy,” she says. “Seeing food when you first walk in is like a relief. Just coming in here and sitting down would be, umm, not good.”

Another participant, who identified herself only as Anna, says not only is the breakfast option a great way to start the day, it helps provide a comforting environment.

“It makes a big impact,” she says. “Coming in, there’s coffee and tea. It’s welcoming and makes it easier to learn.”

The Food for Thought program accepts cash or credit card donations. To contribute, visit bridgesforwomen.ca and click on the green Food for Thought button at the top of the screen, or call 250385-7410, or 778-432-3790 on the West Shore. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

Annual student food drive tackles December hunger Belmont’s 10,000 Tonight a boon for food bank Angela Cowan News Gazette staff

The eighth annual “10,000 Tonight” food drive put on by the students at Belmont secondary was so successful this year, it nearly doubled its goal.

Held last Wednesday, the drive brought in over 18,000 food items to support the West Shore Christmas Hamper Fund,

a windfall that will see the Goldstream Food Bank’s shelves stocked for the holiday.

“We went from empty shelves to full shelves,” said Susan Still, one of the organizers for the hamper fund. “That will probably help carry us into February.”

“We were really happy with the outcome,” said Ravina Parmar, who co-organized the event with fellow Belmont senior Amelia Jolie. “It went pretty smoothly. We had a lot of drivers and volunteers.”

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The hamper fund supports about 1,000 people every month, with a third of those youth 16 and under. Volunteers are always needed, added Parmar, especially to sort and organize the donations. “They really need people. I’ve been trying to go as often as I can.”

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“Kids’ snacks, canned fruit, coffee,” listed Still. “Fresh vegetables and fresh fruit. Any of the toiletries. Those aren’t items that we purchase, so they’re always a treat for any time of year.”

For more information or to donate, call the food bank at 250-474-4443, or drop off donations between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at 761 Station Ave., in the basement of the Royal Canadian Legion. acowan@goldstreamgazette.com

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Recreation projects ongoing Continued from Page A1

Coun. Lanny Seaton agreed and said the mandate is clear.

“We had an open house (last spring) and people told us what they wanted next. They wanted (more recreation options), tennis and maybe another arena,” he said.

Meanwhile, previously approved upgrades are ongoing, including jumbo video boards for the Westhills Arena/Langford Lanes building, costing approximately $150,000 apiece. The 24-foot-by-14foot screens, the first of which was mounted recently on the wall facing Westhills Stadium, can show replays, be used as a scoreboard or clock, run photos and video. The screens may also be used to facili-

tate public movie showings or help with fundraising, Seaton said.

“The good thing is we can do advertising, which helps minor sports, who get a percentage of everything on the field.”

In addition to a planned tennis facility at Bear Mountain and the new YMCA/YWCA gym and aquatic centre on Langford Parkway, more walking and hiking trails, beach improvements, seating expansion and other projects are on the horizon, Seaton added. “There are a lot of recreational activities coming that the residents of Langford are going to be excited about.”

The proposed parks and rec. budget could still change before its approval, likely next spring. alim@goldstreamgazette.com

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Five-year-old Maya Hoffman holds one of the more than 50 books she bought with half of her birthday money, for the 1,000 x 5 Children’s Book Recycling Project.

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“Why did you want to donate all those books?” Hoffman asks her daughter.

“So other kids can have books,” Maya says, with a big smile.

As energetic as any kid her age, she is also remarkably wellspoken, happily talking about her favourite kinds of stories and adding that she’s started reading to her two-year-old brother, Madax.

Hoffman heard about the 1,000 x 5 program, a Greater Victoria initiative, when they moved to the Island from Alberta three years ago.

“I thought it was wonderful,” she says. She decided to step up the challenge by reading 1,000 different books to her daughter.

They made the goal before Maya turned four and Hoffman

says they still read every night.

Though the family has donated to other causes in the past, this was Maya’s first experience with being so directly involved in charitable giving.

Ask her how it felt to take so many books to the literacy group and her elfin eyes widen as she exclaims, “Happy!”

The West Shore arm of the 1,000 x 5 Children’s Book Recycling Project was established in 2012 and has already had over 18,000 books donated from the community.

The program helps supply books to 250 families each month through various organizations such as the Goldstream Food Bank, Pacific Centre Family Services and Island Health’s Best Babies program.

“The goal of the project is that all children will have the

chance to get a thousand books read to them by age five,” says project leader Denise Brown of Victoria.

Children who have been consistently read to are better prepared for school, learn more readily, understand story lines and can enjoy books more, she says. The former kindergarten teacher was on hand to receive the donation at Crystal View elementary from Maya and her family.

“It just brought tears to my eyes,” Brown says. “My husband and I were both there to meet (Maya). Her little brother was there, and her mom’s whole attitude was so wonderful. We just came home with this wonderful feeling.”

For more information or to donate, email Brown at leahybrown@shaw.ca or visit sookewestshoreliteracy.ca. acowan@goldstreamgazette.com

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Books for Breakfast connects fun with reading Belmont Park literacy program receives $8,000 donation Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

When Darlene Manthorpe saw the amount Oak Bay Kiwanis would donate to her West Shore literacy program she was certain it was a typo.

Even days later she was emotional talking about the $8,000 donation.

“Last year we only did seven days of events because at the end of the year we only had $99,” Manthorpe said. “We’re a little bit in the hole, so $8,000 means we’ll be able to run our full flight of events next year.

“Every other year we basically start out with no money, and we just start our events and hope the money will come in.”

Each year the president of the Oak Bay Kiwanis gets to choose where to make a donation in what current president Leslie Johnston affectionately calls the “president’s choice”. Johnston, who lives in View Royal and has grandkids who’ve used the Books for Breakfast program. She strongly believes in kids having easy access to books and

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Darlene Manthorpe, co-ordinator for the Books for Breakfast early years literacy program, sings a “reading” song with children and parents at the Military Family Resource Centre gymnasium in Colwood. in parents reading to them.

“Literacy is a big deal in our family so that’s where I was looking to put this money into the community, where kids get to read and get read to,” said Johnston.

Manthorpe runs the Belmont Park Pre-School Society Books for Breakfast Program she started in 2007.

“I’m really picky about the books we choose. We read two books and they get one of those books to take home,” Manthorpe said. “Often parents have books at home, but

the kids wouldn’t necessarily read them. We choose books that a parent, if they do have to read it 300 times, it may be OK.” Part of the official Westshore Community Literacy Plan, it’s a free family literacy program with monthly events from September through June, each coinciding with the school year. The program is open to any child six and under, in any community, and their parents or guardians. The program becomes a social event that includes breakfast, storytell-

ing, songs, education and a book to take home.

“We want the kids and the parents to go away with that feeling that books are fun,” Manthorpe said. “They can connect the book with that social event… it doesn’t matter if their favourite thing is not the book, because they connect that to the reading of the book.”

Each event, two in a day back-to-back, is limited to 100 kids. Johnston’s grandchildren have been among them. “[Books for Breakfast] has kids that come all the way from Sooke and all the way from Sidney… so it’s really well received,” Johnston said.

Demand for the program increased each year and by the fifth year it outgrew its space in the school. Collaborating with the Military Family Resource Centre, they shifted events to the Colwood Pacific Activity Centre three years ago.

“Our operating budget is about $13,000 a year to run eight days, which is 16 events,” Manthorpe said, adding as a non-profit, but not a registered charity, many grants aren’t available. “If I can find a really good book at a great price I can buy ahead of time now.

It’ll save us money and the $8,000 will go even further.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Vision Matters Healthy Eyes. Doctor Delivered.

Dr. Cameron McCrodan, Dr. Ann-Marie Stewart, Dr. Brent Morrison, Dr. Jeffrey Thompson and Dr. Chris Snow

Can glasses weaken my eyes?

There is a common misconception that wearing corrective lenses weakens the eye and helps speed the deterioration of eyesight. There is absolutely no scientific basic for this. Studies have shown no difference in the course of a person’s eyesight with or without glasses.

Sometimes it may seem as if the glasses make eyesight weaker. Uncorrected vision may appear worse than it did before glasses. This is because vision seems much less clear without glasses after enjoying the clear vision that they provide.

We should not blame glasses for making vision worse as we age. Almost everyone develops the need for reading correction between the age of 39 and 45. This is because the focusing lens inside the eyes becomes less flexible and glasses are required to allow us to read comfortably.

Straining your eyes and trying to force them to see without glasses will not in any way strengthen them. Actually the best way to keep eyesight at its best at any age is to get regular professional eyecare. Postponement or procrastination jeopardizes comfort, efficiency and even one’s safety.

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Christine Scott Publisher Don Descoteau Editor Penny Sakamoto Group Publisher

Goldstream News Gazette is published by Black Press Ltd. | 106-2800 Bryn Maur Rd., Victoria, B.C. V9B 3T4 | Editorial and Sales: 250-478-9552 • Fax: 250-478-6545 • Circulation Dept.: 250-480-3234

OUR VIEW

Christmas has a deeper meaning As we draw closer to Dec. 25, it’s an appropriate time to discuss how we refer to this time of year.

In recent times, as the Western world has become even more ethnically diverse and political correctness has become the rule, the trend has been toward eliminating references to Christmas, as if that will somehow create a more inclusive society. Rather than avoiding the reference, why not use the opportunity of the Christmas season to start conversations about others’ experiences at this time of year?

Rather than being fearful of alienation of others, simply by calling the holiday what it is, why not make an attempt to develop greater understanding of the various cultural and religious traditions practised in our area?

Many believe the season has become more about commercialism than spiritualism. But Christmastime is still, when all is said and done, more about the feelings people have toward each other than any blatant Christian expression of faith.

Regardless of one’s race or religion, everyone is affected by the marking of Dec. 25. Not only do the vast majority of workers enjoy a day off with pay, many people find themselves in a lighter frame of mind.

Walk down the street the morning of Dec. 25 and you’ll hear far more Merry Christmas salutations than anything else. That’s because it isn’t Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, Rohatsu or even the winter solstice – Jewish, African-American, Buddhist and pagan anniversaries also celebrated in December.

We’re not sure how many people use the phrases “season’s greetings” and “happy holidays” as a way to be more inclusive, compared to those who are trying to be more PC. Let’s also not forget that such terms have been seized upon by greeting card companies and merchants looking to stretch out the “special occasion” buying season.

People shouldn’t say Merry Christmas if their heart doesn’t tell them to. But we should all try to use the day, and the season, to act more from a place of love than fear, which is something the day’s namesake was trying to teach people in the first place.

What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

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

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

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Clark on climate, clawbacks, credit cards I think the bigger picture is what really matters, which is that in shipping 82 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas to Asia, we help them get off coal and other dirtier sources of oil, and that is the biggest contribution that we’ve ever made to reducing climate change.

TF: Ontario and Quebec have taken a TF: Are you still page from your book. confident that we’re going They have seven to see a major LNG project conditions for an approved by the end of Tom Fletcher oil pipeline, Energy 2014?

B.C. Views East, which involves PCC: We’re still in conversion of gas negotiations with Petronas pipelines and taking and Shell, so I don’t know Alberta oil to the East Coast. What if it will be by the end of 2014, do you think? but I’m hoping in the next few PCC: I think they took our five months. (Days after this interview, Petronas announced a delay in their conditions and elaborated on them.

So you’ve got British Columbia, investment decision until 2015.)

Alberta, now Ontario and Quebec, TF: I talked to a couple of SFU all signed on to some version of climate mitigation specialists, and the five conditions. And of course they agreed that it’s unlikely to the Enbridge and Kinder Morgan as point of impossible to have a major well.

LNG industry and still meet Gordon TF: What about the conditions Campbell’s ambitious greenhouse gas target of a 33 per cent reduction they have added?

PCC: One of the things they say by 2020. What do you think? they want to protect against is a PCC: I think that we may shortage of natural gas coming to prove them wrong. Many of Ontario and Quebec. These are the these facilities, not all of them, same two provinces that have put will be partly or fully electrically a moratorium on extracting natural powered up, so that reduces those gas. They want to make sure that impacts, and there’s going to be we do it here, good enough for us a real incentive to invest in new technology to minimize that as well. to do, and send it to them, but they The Gazette presents legislative columnist Tom Fletcher’s annual year-end interviews with B.C.’s political leaders. Today we hear from Premier Christy Clark, while NDP leader John Horgan is up Dec. 17.

For an extended version, see the opinion section at goldstreamgazette.com.

won’t do that themselves. I look at their last two conditions, and I roll my eyes a little bit.

TF: All the way to New Brunswick, they’ve basically bought the antihydraulic fracturing myth?

PCC: Yes. Somehow they all watched an American mockumentary or whatever you call it, and believed it. Here in British Columbia we do fracking better than anywhere in the world.

It is the gold standard.

TF: Finance Minister Mike de Jong says we have a surplus estimated at more than $400 million for this fiscal year, and he suggested that much of that would have to go to pay off deficits from previous years. Of course the opposition is interested in welfare rates and in particular ending child support clawbacks. What’s your view?

PCC: Like any family that’s been through tough times, the first thing you need to do when you get back to finding a job and making an income again, is to pay off your credit cards. And that’s what we’re going to do.

We are going to see if we can find ways to improve some of the programs over time, but can’t do that until we can afford it. It’s typical, the NDP want us to spend the money before we have it.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘We do fracking better than anywhere in the world. It is the gold standard.’

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Grizzlies deserve West Shore’s support Our West Shore Junior A hockey team, the Victoria Grizzlies, may be struggling at the gate but not on the ice.

A couple of weeks ago I attended the game where the Grizzlies hosted the Penticton Vees, one of the top-ranked teams in the country. I was treated not only to a very competitive game, but also one of skill that I thought could only be found at the higher levels of junior hockey.

What a pleasant surprise to find it in my own back yard, just a mile down the street.

As a West Shore resident for the past 35 years and a hockey fan for over 50 years, I have attended many a hockey game – professional, junior and otherwise – and have come to realize the important role these teams play in our community.

Not only do they provide entertainment at our doorstep, they contribute to our local economy, provide a venue for players to pursue their dreams of one day playing professional (a number of former Grizzlies now play in the NHL) and more importantly, provide a platform for junior players to obtain scholarships to colleges and universities.

Our West Shore Parks and Recreation centre is a world-class facility, providing an incredible mix of sporting opportunities for area residents, and the Victoria Grizzlies hockey club is a key component in that mix.

This club has made an unwavering commitment to our community. Now it’s time to “pay it forward.”

I urge the citizens and businesses of the West Shore to “up the ante” in our support for our Grizzlies. Let’s get out to their games and show the players and owners our appreciation for what they bring to our community. Let’s cheer them on to another championship. They deserve it.

You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone …

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The Victoria Grizzlies and Trail Smokeaters gave a sparse crowd at The Q Centre a thrilling double overtime finish back on Nov. 23. The West Shore team has earned our support, one reader writes.

Letters to the Editor The Goldstream News Gazette welcomes your opinions and comments.

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A full disposal ban on kitchen scraps at Hartland landfill takes effect January 1, 2015. The ban will divert compostable items like vegetables, meat, bones, grains, dairy products, fruit and soiled paper that currently take up thirty percent of the landfill. At the same time, diverted kitchen scraps will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and will be processed into beneficial compost.

So contact your waste hauler or municipality directly, plan for collection options and make a note on your calendar. Then we can all look forward to a happy, more sustainable New Year!

For general information about the kitchen scrap diversion strategy visit www.crd.bc.ca/kitchenscraps

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, December 10 , 2014 GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, December 10 , 2014

Versatility the key for Bulldogs 2014-15 PREVIEW: Belmont senior girls anxious to show they can play with anyone on the Island Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

The start of a new season is a good time for players and coaches to shrug off any disappointment from the previous year and move forward toward a new goal.

The Belmont Bulldogs senior girls basketball team is very much in that mode as they embark upon the 2014-15 season. With six returnees in a lineup featuring good speed and size – five players are nearly six feet – the team’s head coach is already feeling optimistic about the new season.

“With our versatility and our depth, we should be able to be more competitive,” says Brad Lidstone, one of a roster of five specialists who work regularly with the team.

Last year late-season injury problems to key players left the Bulldogs on the outside looking in for the Island AAA girls tournament. The two finalists from that event, Oak Bay and Claremont, are once again the pre-season city favourites, ranked No. 2 and 9 in B.C., respectively.

But Lidstone, whose team is one of several to host this weekend’s Christmas Classic tournament, is excited about the opportunity for Belmont to show they belong in the conversation about top teams on the Island.

“This is one of the first years that we can play both big and tough or small and fast,” he says.

“Triple A girls on the Island is so competitive … and being able to adapt on the fly is huge.”

As such, the team doesn’t really run with the traditional guard, forward or post positions, preferring instead to see virtually everyone as potential perimeter shooters or inside drivers. Grade 12 Hannah Allen is considered the closest the team has to a post player, but even she moves away from the middle if needs require it.

The Bulldogs finished fourth at last weekend’s Vanier Towhees tournament in Courtenay (see box) and plan to use this weekend’s experience to get a further sense of what they need to work on, Lidstone says. The city league opener is set for Dec. 16 at Belmont against defending Island champion Claremont.

“It’ll be a great gauge for how our season will go and for finding roles for different players,” he says.

The squad has 15 players, which on some teams might mean precious little floor time for certain individuals. But the coach insists every player will need to contribute “quality minutes” for the team to have success late in the season.

He also points to the team’s chemistry, not to mention the emotion surrounding the upcoming move to the new school, as key intangibles that may contribute to that success.

Grade 12 player Isla Swanwick shares Lidstone’s optimism. “I think our chances (to make Islands) are really good; we’re really competitive this year,” she says. “When it comes to the top teams I think we’ll have a really good chance against them, possibly not to win, but to have a good fight.”

Fellow senior Frelen Gorst, a true guard and

Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

Belmont Bulldogs senior girls players Isla Swanwick, left, Frelen Gorst and Claire Church are among the leaders on the 2014-15 edition of the basketball team. Belmont will host games during this weekend’s Christmas Classic high school girls tournament. defensive specialist, sees tournament play as being a good team-building experience. “I’m excited to see how far we can get as a team,” she says.

Claire Church, a skilled Grade 11 shooter who Lidstone expects big things of this season, says the team has already made strides since the Brentwood game.

“We’ve been playing with each other for a while, and that’s going to (create) an advantage (and help) our outcomes playing this year,” she says.

“We’ve got good chemistry and good knowledge of each other’s skills.”

Lidstone sees his team matching up well with the likes of Oak Bay, Claremont, Mount Doug and Spectrum locally and other AAA teams up Island.

“If we can stay healthy and control what we can control, we’ll be fine,” he says.

The Bulldogs open the Christmas Classic at noon Friday (Dec. 12) against Nanaimo District Secondary. Twelve teams from around B.C. are competing at Belmont, with Spectrum, Lambrick Park and Stelly’s also hosting games.

Watch Friday’s Gazette for the Belmont senior boys season preview. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

’Dogs close, but wind up fourth

After handing Edward Milne of Sooke a lopsided loss in last Friday’s opener at the Vanier senior girls basketball tournament in Courtenay, Belmont dropped a three-point decision to the host Towhees in the semifinals. The Bulldogs, playing their first tourney of the season, lost by 12 to Carihi in the game for third/ fourth.

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Capital Regional District

Applications/Nominations for Membership Water Advisory Committee The Capital Regional District (CRD) invites applications/ nominations from residents interested in sitting on the Water Advisory Committee to provide advice on water supply, water quality, the stewardship of the lands held by the CRD for water supply purposes and water conservation measures. There are vacancies for members representing groups concerned with the protection of fish habitats; the scientific community; resident/ratepayer’s associations, and other agencies and organizations.

Meetings are held at 9 am on the first Wednesday of each month at CRD Integrated Water Services office, 479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC. Appointments will be for a two (2) year term commencing January 2015.

Send us a one-page summary telling about yourself, which interest group you represent, your area of expertise, and why you would like to serve on the committee.

Deadline for receipt of applications is December 12, 2014. For a copy of the Terms of Reference contact CRD Integrated Water Services.

Mail, fax or email your application to: CRD Integrated Water Services 479 Island Highway Victoria, BC V9B 1H7

Phone: 250.474.9606 Fax: 250.474.4012 Email: water@crd.bc.ca

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Wednesday, Wednesday,December December10, 11,2014 2013- -GOLDSTREAM GOLDSTREAMNEWS NEWSGAZETTE GAZETTE

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n Sante Spa Jingle Mingle n Wednesday, December 3 n Sante Spa Bear Mountain ■ VICTORIA, December 4th 2013

Sante Sante Spa Spa hosts Jingle Spa Mingle their annual Jingle Mingle Event.

Sante Spa at the Westin Bear Mountain hosted their annual Spa Jingle Mingle Event. Guests were invited to enjoy refreshments; Chef hosted Tapa’s, mini spa treatments,wellness speeches and great Christmas specials.

Sante Spa at the Westin Bear Mountain hosted their The event was a great success as Sante hosted a soldannual Spa Jingle Mingle Event. Guests were invited to out event with ticket purchases helping to support Our enjoy refreshments; Chefpartnered hosted Tapa’s, mini spa treatPlace Society. Sante with some exceptional ments, wellnesstospeeches andfantastic great Christmas specials. businesses put on this event. With prizes and Everything Thsupport e event from was a Medique, great success as SanteWine, hostedMountainside a sold-out Athletic Club, Bella Montagna Restaurant, Cobbs Bread, event with ticket purchases helping to support Our Place Boost Communications and Progressive Edge Plus.

Society. partnered some exceptional businesses “It isSante important for uswith to support our community through offering unique wellness services, Supporting causes to put on this fantastic event.

With prizes fromgreat Medique, and hosting events that brings value and education to our Everything Wine, Mountainside Athletic Club, Bella community,” says Jen Spencer, Spa Director at Sante Spa. Montagna Restaurant, Cobbs Bread, Party Shoes and The event featured wellness presentations from local Forever Afterincluding: Love Jewellery. experts, Anna Harvey and Nadine Hanchar well as featured business women Annie Pool “Itasis important for us tolocal support our community through Fabulous at 50,Pamela Sylvan, Downtown and Around, offering unique wellness services, Supporting great causes Magdalena’s Custom Jewellery, Miss Pixx’s Palm and and hosting events that brings value and education to our Tarot Reading and singing delights from Melissima.

community,” says Jen Spencer, Spa Director at Sante Spa. The event featured wellness presentations from local experts, including: Kathryn Stolle Stress Management Coach, Love Coach Lynn Goodacre and Executive Director Don Evans from Our Place Society.

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS NEWS GAZETTE GAZETTE -- Wednesday, Wednesday, December December 10 10 ,, 2014 2014 GOLDSTREAM

Grizz back on the winning track Pair of wins make Didmon a perfect 2-0 this season

First the Victoria Grizzlies made a statement against the Cowichan Valley Capitals with a 6-0 home victory Friday.

The B.C. Hockey League team put an exclamation point on their weekend the next night at The Q Centre by squeezing out an exciting 8-7 overtime win against the Merritt Centennials.

Garrett Forster converted a Meirs Moore pass 3:31 into the first overtime to cap a wild and woolly contest that saw the lead change twice and the teams trade goals back and forth numerous times.

Victoria led 3-2 after one period but trailed 4-3 after two.

Their team down 6-5 in the third, the Grizzlies’ Zachary

Photo by Tony Burrows

Victoria Grizzlies’ P.J. Conlon tries to get his stick on an oncoming shot, while Merritt defenders Josh Teves (24) and Tyrell Buckley keep close watch. The Grizzlies won 8-7 in overtime on a goal from Garrett Forster.

Dixon and Dane Gibson scored 1:58 apart to make it 7-6 with less than five minutes to play.

Gavin Gould beat Victoria goalie Michael Stiliadis with nine seconds to force overtime.

Junior B Wolves battle Braves tonight at The Q The Westshore Wolves look to put away the pesky Saanich Braves sooner than last time in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League action tonight (Dec. 10) in Colwood.

The Wolves (19-11-1) needed overtime to beat the Braves (8-16-0) in their last meeting, Nov. 22 at The Q Centre, but suffered one of their worst defeats of the season to Saanich, 8-2, on Nov. 7.

The Wolves are getting used to life without Nick Guiney, recalled last week by the Victoria Grizzlies. He had 14 goals and 10 assists in 23 games for the Wolves. Replacing that offence has been James Severs, a gritty forward obtained from the Campbell River Storm a couple of weeks ago, who has three goals and eight assists in five games with the Wolves.

Westshore’s win pace has slowed in recent weeks, with the team going 6-6 since the start of November.

Last week saw the South Division’s second-place Wolves drop a 5-2 decision to Kerry Park in Mill Bay on Saturday, following a 4-3 win in Peninsula and a 6-3 home loss to Campbell River on Dec. 3.

Newly renamed head coach Craig Didmon got his first win of the season Friday, as the Grizzlies avenged the previous week’s 5-2 home loss. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

Capital Regional District Notice of

Upcoming Arts Development Deadlines in 2015 PROJECT GRANTS Friday, January 9th at 4:30pm Provide project funding for arts organizations.

IDEA GRANTS Thursday, February 12th at 4:30pm Support arts programming by organizations not eligible for other CRD funding programs.

For details please visit: crd.bc.ca/service/arts-funding CRD Arts Development Service 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1R7 T: 250.360.3215 | E: artsdevelopment@crd.bc.ca

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Application deadline is Friday, January 9, 2015 at 4:30pm.

Contact: CRD Arts Development 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1R7 T: 250.360.3215 artsdevelopment@crd.bc.ca

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Pools closed for maintenance The swimming pool at West Shore Parks and Recreation is closed for annual maintenance until Dec. 21.

The pool will reopen Monday, Dec. 22 at 6 a.m.

Victoria Grizzlies players Kevin Massy (left) and Chris Harpur are primed and ready to skate, along with Beatrix (second from left) and Penelope Brown from the Esquimalt Speedskating Club. The sisters, age six and nine, respectively, will be part of an intermission demonstration of their sport at the Dec. 13 Grizzlies game at The Q Centre.

Other facilities at the complex, such as the weight room, remain open. See westshorerecreation.ca for full schedules, or call 250-4788384 for more information. acowan@goldstreamgazette.com

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Penelope Brown, 9, and sixyear-old sister, Beatrix, sit patiently as their mother cinches up their long-bladed skates in the lobby of The Q Centre.

On this day the young West Shore residents are taking part in a promotional photo shoot for the Esquimalt Speedskating Club, to which they belong.

Asked what she enjoys most about the sport, Penelope’s eyes light up.

“I like going fast,” she says. “It feels like you’re flying.”

She and Beatrix are in their second year skating with the club – which is in its 49th year in Greater Victoria – although Penelope first strapped on figure skating blades at age 2.

She loves racing, observing, “You know what you can do (skill-wise), but you can do many levels of that.”

Beatrix quietly says she loves to go fast as well, then recites almost rote one of the things she’s learned so far: “You’ve got to bend your knees when you do a crossover or you’re going to fall.”

Although the regional club lists skaters from age 5 up to 66, president Ian Phillips of Langford says the sisters’ age group is one of the fastest growing. Part of the appeal, he says, is that coaches try to keep it fun for younger skaters. Besides training for starting technique, doing laps and relay practice, skaters play such games as asteroids, where pucks are thrown at skaters’ feet – kind of a dodge ball on ice – and the train game, with engine and caboose.

The girls say they’ve made lots of new friends in the club, something Phillips agrees is a big part of its recent growth spurt.

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While it’s almost the halfway point of the season, the club is accepting new members for a reduced rate. The specialized skates are provided and curious people of any age are invited to come try it out for free. Just call Phillips at 250-474-1491 or email him at ijphillips@shaw.ca for more information.

Heading toward the ice, the girls are left wide-eyed seeing the pair of comparative giants with whom they’ll be photographed: Victoria Grizzlies players Kevin Massy and Chris Harpur.

The good-natured young men, both of whom stand about sixfoot-six on skates, are here to help promote this Saturday’s (Dec. 13) speedskating demo between periods of their team’s game against Powell River (7 p.m. start).

It’s yet another cool experience for the girls, who, like Massy and Harpur, are learning to become ambassadors for their sport and club. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS NEWS GAZETTE GAZETTE -- Wednesday, Wednesday,December December10 10,,2014 2014 GOLDSTREAM

Reader Photo of the Week

Natural gas. Good for cosy homes.

View Royal resident Jim Powell caught a somewhat rare sight on Portage Inlet this fall.

He captured a colourful array of racing sculls assembled near Christie Point during the Head of the Gorge races. Jim’s vantage point and the sheer volume of boats and rowers caught our eye and earned him this week’s Reader Photo of the Week honours.

If you’ve got a photo from the West Shore of people places or things and want to share it with our readers, the Goldstream News Gazette can help you out with that.

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Please include your name, contact information including municipality of residence, where you took the photo and what you like about the image. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. Fridays to be included for consideration for the following week’s paper.

Weekly winners will also be posted on the Gazette’s Facebook page.

Good luck and happy shooting!

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HAIR STYLISTS - $1000 Hiring Bonus. Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria location. Must have hairstyling qualifications. $11/hr, benefits, paid overtime, vacation pay, 25% profit sharing, paid birthday, advanced training and advancement opportunities. For an interview call 250-360-1923

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$250 REWARD! LOST Siamese cat. Our 2 little girls have lost their best friend Wolverine (aka Wolvie or Zed). Please help find their lost & dearly loved pet. 9 month old Seal Point Siamese with ear tattoo. Last seen Oct. 18, by Christmas Hill. 250389-0184 alinaf@shaw.ca FOUND WEDDING ring, Lochside Trail, Saanich Rd/KeatingX Rd area. 250-658-8309.

LOST FLUFFY female multicoloured tabby, Florence Lake area. Call (250)383-3220.

LOST WHITE gold friendship ring in the vicinity of the Metropolitan Church on Quadra St. Call if found (250)388-5700.

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CHILDREN DAYCARE CENTERS DAYCARE opens at 6:30am.

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HELP WANTED

Michelle

PRODUCTION WORKERS Canada’s Largest Independently owned newspaper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location.

This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of newspapers and advertising supplements.

REQUIREMENTS: • Prior bindery and/or machine operator experience would be an asset • Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks • Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for long periods of time • Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment • Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail • Must have own transportation ✱Afternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour Interested parties may drop off their resumes between 9am and 5pm at:

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TRADES, TECHNICAL CEDA is Hiring!

Labourers & Operators – Turnaround Projects • • • •

Qualifications include: Physically demanding Clean driver’s abstract Travel within Alberta Class 1/3 driver’s license an asset To submit resume please visit online: www.cedagroup.com

SKILLED TRADES! Experienced welders and completions team members needed in Grande Prairie, AB. Welders, B-Pressure, Sand Blasters, Painters, Insulators. Fly in - Fly out with 1 week at home a month. Accommodation provided.

Alberta wages without the expenses! send resume to: hr@westernmanufacturing.ca www.westernmanufacturing.ca

VOLUNTEERS VICTORIA WOMEN’S Transition House, seeking board members. http://www.transi tionhouse.net/news-events/

CANADIAN RED Cross, Victoria is looking for an Extreme Weather Volunteer for the Disaster Management Program.

Ideal candidates are flexible, have excellent communication skills, and an ability to make decisions under stress. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-3862269.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

WORK WANTED RESIDENT FARM Supervisor available spring-fall. Start-ups.

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Vegetable. Greenhouse builder. Fair Spanish. Bob Crocker 604-842-2378.

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Creative Services Graphic Designer - Temporary The Goldstream News Gazette is looking for a skilled graphic designer to join our community newspaper’s creative department.

This temporary position requires the successful applicant to be proficient in AdobeCS: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat on a Mac platform. Experience in digital media would be an asset. The position may require shift and weekend work. Creative design experience in graphic arts is preferred, and a portfolio is required. You are a self-starter, team player and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

We are a well-established, nationallyrecognized community newspaper group with more than 150 community, daily and urban papers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio.

Those interested in applying should submit their resumé by Wednesday, December 10, 2014 to: Janice Marshall, Production Manager 818 Broughton St., Victoria, BC V8W 1E4 E-mail: creative@vicnews.com Fax: (250) 386-2624 All inquiries and applications will be held in the strictest confidence.

We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

No phone calls please.

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REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

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SOLID WOOD Dining table and 4 chairs $99. Call 250544-4933.

RESORT VILLAGE of Candle Lake, SK. Newly renovated restaurant on a .47 acre lot 2nd floor residential, 3 bedrooms. Sale incl: land, building, equipment, business. Call 306-929-4999.

ESQUIMALT 1-BDRM ground level, W/D. NS/NP. $875.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FREE ITEMS FREE IKEA table, 55”x32” w/2 leafs. Call (250)477-2035.

FREE. MOVING supplies, clean, all size boxes, etc. Call (250)216-3555, Broadmead.

FREE SOLID work bench 6x2 w/shelve & 2 drawers and wash tubs.Call (250)658-8440.

FREE: WOOD, we cut trees down in our yard, do you need wood? Call (778)426-3670.

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

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Really big sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

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

REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE

CUISINART single serve coffee maker, new, $60 obo. Call (778)440-3084.

LADIES WINTER boots, sz 11, new, brown, paid $190 asking $75. (778)440-3334.

LONG White Satin negligee & wrap; Hummal plate #YA6462. $20. ea (778)265-1615.

NEW CHILD’S director chair, $20. 101 Dalmatians each different, $30. (250)386-9493.

QUALITY MANUFACTURED homes in quiet adult community in Ladysmith. Homes from $99,900. A selection of floor plans, styles and options. New home warranty. Call Duck Paterson 250-246-0637 or email to: info@lmfhomes.ca

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO SIDNEYSTRATA garden suite 45+, 1100sq ft. Reno’d 2bdrm, 2 bath. N/P. Heat, H/W, locker, parking. $1350. Avail now. Call (250)654-0230.

TOLMIE AREA: 1 bdrm apt.

H/W floors, $840+ hydro.

Ref’s. Call/txt 250-216-5090.

VIEW ROYAL Victoria’s Hidden Gem!

Christie Point Apts 2818-3037 Craigowan Road Reno’d suites: 2 & 3 Bdrm & 3 Bdrm T/H Pool & canoe rack T/H have w/d hook-ups On a 15 acre peninsula 15 min to downtown

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LANGFORD- 1 lrg bdrm suite, close to all amens close to Westshore shopping centre , 2 mins from bus. Shared lndry, all utils incl, NS/NP, $750.

Avail now. 250-478-7850.

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

CARS

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

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We all have a common goal. We help you stay in touch with this great community. And we help local businesses thrive too.

The weather isn’t always great and the hills can be steep, but I still endeavor to give you my best.

I am your community newspaper carrier.

Call for a route in your area…

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SAUDERS REAL Estate Trading Services Manual + Workbook, $50. (250)477-1819.

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

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCE & LANDSCAPING

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

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

CLEANING SERVICES

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Landscape Maintenance for Strata, Townhouses, Condos, Malls, Office Buildings, Houses & Real Estate sales.

Snow removal.

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fireplaces,flagstone rock, concrete, natural & veneered stone. Replace, rebuild, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsmasonry.com; Call (250)5899942, (250)294-9942.

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

DRYWALL BEAT MY Price! Best workmanship. 38 years experience.

Call Mike, 250-475-0542.

EAVESTROUGH ABBA EXTERIORS Professional gutter cleaning & repairs.

Window cleaning.

Roof de-mossing. Pkg discounts. WCB. (778)433-9275.

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.

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.

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

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

* Free flat of winter flowers to future clients

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.

Fast Service, Best Prices!!

Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

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

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

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

(250)889-5794.

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

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

Brad 250-217-9578.

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BLACKBERRY CLEARINGWeedeater miracles! Hedges, Clean-ups, lawn cuts. John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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

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

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HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman.

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HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, (250)886-3383.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

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MOVING & STORAGE (250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $75=(2men&4tontruck)Sr Disc.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $85/hr. Senior Discount. No travel time before or after local moves. BBB accredited. Free est. Call Tyler 250-418-1747.

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

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

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

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

TREE SERVICES BUDDY’S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges.

Insured.

Call Keith, (250)474-3697.

UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTER- Furniture repairs, scratches, re-gluing, fix springs, foam. 250-480-9822.

WINDOW CLEANING BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.

Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

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

PLASTERING

GRAND XTERIOR CleaningWe clean your neighbours house.

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

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

CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS Call 250.388.3535

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